Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-22
a WILD WEST VIEW.
Prohibition Discussed by q Pacia
slope Woman of Note.

Prohibition Discussed by q Pacific
slope Woman of Note.
Werdner qdaho) News: There is
so much talk and continued controversy
ct present throughout the land on the
subject Of prohibition it is pleasing to
contrast the views Of people, expressed
in various ways, on this constantly
.agisated topic. ALI readers OF the Port
land Oregonian are familiar with the
able writings Of Mrs. Abigail Scott
Duniway. She is OF present travelling
through Idaho and contributing some
very newsy and readable letters to shat
paper. The lady, who lis one OF the
strongest advocates OF temperance in
the west, ia also q woman possessing
such o good knowledge Of human nature,
she never allows narrow and contracted
ideas to influence her pen when used for
the public good. She is capable of
shooting folly as it flies" bat seldom
permits prejudice to standin the way of
her better Judgment She is travelling
in the interest OF the temper
ance cause, and having visited many of
the honrishing mining camps in our ter
ritory, where free thought and free
speech are known TO exist and prohibi-
ton is unheard III, it is pleasing to note
with what truth and osndor she writes of
the exciting state OF affairs, in such To-
caiities, and how honestly she expresses
her views on the only available way Of
promoting the cause she advocates. In
her last letter to 4he Oresonian she says:
1.-THE enlightened philanthropist must
learn that the opening up OF great
opportunities, like the mighty waiting
ones that 1 have both seen and searched
for on the coast and in the inland em-
pire during all the years OF my public
work, are destined to play q most inn
portant part IN the improved well being
OF humanity as the race progresses. And
moro especially must suoh q person see,
ii he will open hia eyes to the growing
hight OF understanding, that the enlarge.
ment OF opportunity and increase of re-
sponsibiity, which must come to the
mothers OF men through the exercise OF
political, and per consequence, OF fnan.
clal liberty, will, in the regular order OF
nature, SO elevate the aspirations and de.
sires OF sha sons OF women that they will
learn by sure degreesto master drunken
ness of their own free will and accord. as
well as TO conquer all the other forms of
intemperance that now beset them to
such O degree az to make countless wo.
men mourn. As an example OF what
perfect liberty may accomplish for men
in the way of temperance, / have bnt to
cite the three Important towns Of Wood
River, HALEY, Bellevue and Kitchum,
where every barrBom is open in the
street, where, | am told, any sort OF i
drink costs o quarter, and where. though
onSthe lookout for o whole week, T have
not seen one drunken man nor heard OF
a single drunken broiI. Nowhere else
are women SO we'll OFF and free as in the
prosperous mining towns of the free and
mighty west, and, in spite OF the gen.
eral license OF q new country. nowhere
else are men compelled to so respect
themselves in order that they may COM
mand the resp lot OF free and indepan-
dent women as here.
No, brother prohibitionist III Baker
City, it is not prohibition that the peo-
pie need, bat increased liberty and
knowledge; not the espionage of gov.
eminent spies who, though themselves
often tipplers, are set before the people
to watch the conduct of their neighbors,
and extcrt fees for minding other peo-
PIES business, In which they have no
moral right to interfere; but it ia the
self elevation of human desire, and the
self control OF human appetites which
alone can bring shout the moral evo1u-
ton you and + are seeking. Let us frst
secure the kingdem OF liberty, with iss
grand accompaniment of knowledge and
understanding. for oil the people, and
all the other blessings we crave will
follow in their natural order.